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ForwardBridging Gaps: Strengthening End-of-Life Care Through Interdisciplinary Education
2-day symposium dedicated to fostering compassionate, informed, and collaborative approaches to end-of-life care. Our mission is to bring together healthcare professionals, caregivers, patients, and community members to engage in meaningful dialogue, share best practices, and advance knowledge surrounding end-of-life issues.
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician
Physician Assistant
pastoral care and other community members
Learning Objectives
1. Describe ethical, legal, and cultural considerations in end-of-life care, including issues related to autonomy, truth-telling, and family-centered decision-making.
2. Apply compassionate and culturally sensitive communication strategies when discussing serious illness, goals of care, and end-of-life decision-making with patients and families.
3. Recognize the impact of grief, trauma, and bereavement on patients, families, and healthcare professionals, and identify strategies that support coping, resilience, and compassionate care. 4. Discuss interdisciplinary and emerging models of end-of-life support, including primary palliative care principles, community partnerships, and innovative approaches that enhance quality of care and patient dignity.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, ASWB, and AAPA Category 1 CME. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.